Piratapuyo New Testament (PIRWBT)

Overview

The Piratapuyo New Testament, titled Cohãcjʉ̃ Yere Yahuducuri Tju, was first published in 1990 by the International Bible Society, with a revised edition published in 2011 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [1] [2] Piratapuyo (also known as Pira-Tapuya; the people call themselves Waíkana) is an Eastern Tucanoan language spoken by approximately 1,330 people along the Vaupés River and its tributaries in the Vaupés department of Colombia and in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. [3] The Piratapuyo are one of sixteen Eastern Tucanoan-speaking peoples in the upper Negro River region, and their language is closely related to Wanano (Guanano), spoken in the same area. [4] SIL linguists were active in the Vaupés region from the 1960s through the 1990s, producing grammars and dictionaries for multiple Eastern Tucanoan languages. [4]

Language and People

Piratapuyo (ISO 639-3: pir) is spoken by approximately 1,330 people in Northwestern Brazil. [Glottolog: pira1254]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.

References